What The Web Means For Science
Timo Hannay, Director of Web Publishing at Nature Publishing Group in London hosts a discussion about the potential of the Internet for scientific research and discovery as part of the Berkman Center’s Tuesday Luncheon Series.
(Photo of Timo Hannay right, by Gavin Bell)
The web was invented by a scientist for scientists. Yet, partly because of its intrinsic conservatism, science has in some ways been slow to make the most of what the web has to offer. Timo Hannay will look at some examples of scientists (and even science publishers) exploiting the web in interesting ways, and discuss what this might mean for the future of science itself. For more info, check out Hannay’s blog.
Download the MP3 (time: 1:02:45)
Download Timo Hannay’s Powerpoint presentation.
Economists and Law Professors do it too « Knowledge Transfer Innovations
November 15, 2006 @ 1:39 pm
[...] Timo Hannay of Nature Publishing Group tipped me off about this Economist article about economists blogging. I was also fascinated to listen to the Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society conference about Law Professors’ blogs, called Bloggership 2006 – I listened to them as a podcast on my daily commute. I recommend these talks to anyone interested in the differences and similarities between different professional communities. Incidentally Timo is speaking at a Berkman Luncheon on October 17th so I’m interested to hear the podcast! Timo’s presentation can be viewed here. David Weinberger has provided a synopsis of Timo’s presentation here. Recommended. [...]